Dancers from the Creative Energy Arts Factory twirled their way across the stage last weekend in their performance of Cinderella.
A modern adaption of the classic fairy tale, the opening performance on May 7 drew the crowd in.
“That was the best opening night we’ve ever had,” Creative Energy Arts Factory Principal Director Alana Rybar said, adding that the audience feedback was fantastic.
Rybar said that she has received requests to perform Cinderella for several years now but was always been hesitant to put on the show because it is such a classic tale. The Creative Energy Arts Factory, however, was able to put a modern twist on the tale, with hip-hop dancing and present-day music hits.
“It wasn’t a show that I was super keen on ever doing and then it turned out to be this labour of love,” said Rybar. “It’s pretty amazing.”
Taking approximately six months to prepare, the dancers put on a total of 51 performances, including the Little Deer pre-junior ballet, where dancers as young as four years old captivated the audience with their performance.
Dancer Shaylyn Johnson took on the role of Cinderella, while Kayla Nord performed as both Prince Christopher and the Fairy Godmother.
The Creative Energy Arts Factory gave an encore performance of Cinderella on May 8 to another full house.